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23_A_New_House

23 A New House

I had a letter from my sister yesterday. She lives in Nigeria. In her letter, she said that she would come to England next year. If she comes, she will get a surprise. We are now living in a beautiful new house in the country. Work on it had begun before my sister left. The house was completed five months ago. In my letter, I told her that she could stay with us. The house has many large rooms and there is a lovely garden. It is a very modern house, so it looks strange to some people. It must be the only modern house in the district.

昨天我收到了姐姐的一封信。她住在尼日利亚。 在信中她说她明年将到英国来。如果她来了，她会感到非常惊奇的。 我们现在住在乡间的一栋漂亮的新住宅里。这栋房子在我姐姐离开之前就已动工了，是在5个月以前竣工的。 我在信中告诉她，她可以和我们住在一起。这栋房子里有许多房间，还有一个漂亮的花园。 它是一栋非常现代化的住宅，因此在有些人看来很古怪。它肯定是这个地区唯一的一栋现代化住宅。

Words

  • country /ˈkʌntri/ 乡下
  • modern /ˈmɑdɚn/ adj. 现代的
    1. v.?
  • strange /strendʒ/ adj. 奇怪的
    1. This picture looks so strange.
    2. Doesn’t this picture look strange?
    3. Why does this picture look so strange?
    4. get a surprise have a letter from sb.
    5. I had a letter from your father last year.
    6. Did you receive a letter from my father last year? why/who/when…
  • district /ˈdɪstrɪkt/ n. 区
    1. I lived in Haidian District.
    2. Did you live in Haidian District?
    3. Where did you live?
    4. You complete me.
    5. I got a big surprise from my girlfriend last birthday.
    6. You will get a surprise when you get there.（L7）
  • complete /kəmˈplit/ v. 完成
    1. The train station will be completed next year.
    2. When will the train station be completed?

Expressions

  • have a letter from sb. 收到某人的信
  • get a surprise 感到意外